Sand Scorpions

The sun sets over the dunes, and scorpions sleep beneath the sand. Your shovel, your flags and your sense of deduction are all you need: nothing here is left to chance. Sand Scorpions is a NO-GUESS minesweeper. Tap a cell to clear the sand: a number tells how many scorpions hide among its 8 neighbours, and an empty cell clears its neighbours in a cascade. Plant a flag on every scorpion you uncover, and clear everything else. Every grid has been checked by a logic solver: it can be finished entirely by deduction, from the starting cell, without ever having to guess. 🦂 300 DIGS, 10 ZONES First Dunes, Amber Erg, Pebble Plain, Dry Wadi, Copper Dunes, Wind Ridges, Boulder Maze, Red Plateau, Dusk Wind and Lantern Night: from golden morning to starry night, from 6×6 to 16×24, up to 20% scorpions. 🧠 NO LUCK INVOLVED • Your first move is on the starred cell: it is always empty and surrounded by empty cells • Every grid is proven solvable without assumptions: single numbers, comparing neighbouring numbers, reasoning over the whole frontier and the count of scorpions left • Further on: rocks that cut the information, then numbers erased by the wind — and it is always doable 🏜️ A COMFORTABLE DIG • Tap: dig · long press: flag (or flag mode) • Tap a complete number to clear its neighbours (chording) • Scorpions-left counter and timer • Big grounds: pinch to zoom and drag to move around • Game in progress saved automatically 💡 HINTS THAT PROVE Stuck? A hint points to the next safe cell (or a certain scorpion) and circles the numbers that prove it, with an explanation: "compare these two numbers…". An optional video grants extra hints, or an antidote that lets you keep going after a sting, once per dig. ⭐ 3 STARS PER DIG Each dig has a par time: 3 stars under it, 2 up to twice as long, 1 beyond. Using a hint or the antidote caps you at 2 stars. ✨ FOR EVERYONE • Friendly, smiling scorpions — never scary • Plays offline, no sign-up • English, Français, العربية • High contrast and reduced motion • Original music and sounds: flowing sand, oud, bendir, lantern chimes and the evening wind Grab the shovel: the numbers never lie. This game contains ads.